Permit

Category

Fee

Uganda social & environmental clearance (NEMA)
[The National Environment Act, 1995]

Project value < 50 mn
Project value 50-100 mn
Project value 100-250 mn
Project value 250-500 mn
Project value 500-1,000 mn
Project value 1,000-5,000 mn
Project value > 5,000 mn
Payment for any required advertisements

Ush 250,000
Ush 500,000
Ush 750,000
Ush 1,000,000
Ush 1,250,000
Ush 2,000,000
Project value x 0.1%
Variable

Surface Water Permit (DWD)
[Water Resources Regulations 1998]

Processing fee:
Renewal fee:
Annual fee:
Capacity 10-50 MW
Capacity 50-100 MW
Capacity >100 MW

Ush 450,000
Ush 50,000

Ush 1,000,000
Ush 5,000,000
Ush 20,000,000

Construction Permit (DWD)
[Water Resources Regulations 1998]

Processing fee:

Ush 500,000

Licence(s) or exemption from licence (ERA)
[The electricity (licence fees)
Regulations, 2003]

Application processing fee:
Generation Licence annual fee:
Capacity 25-50 MW
Capacity 10-25 MW
Capacity 2-10 MW
Capacity 0.5-2 MW
Capacity < 0.5 MW
Combined Generation, Distribution & Sales Licence annual fee:
Capacity: 10 – 50 MW
Capacity: 2 – 10 MW
Capacity: 0.5 – 2 MW
Capacity: 0.5 – 2 MW

$2,000

$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$2,000

$10,000
+ $5000 per 25MW
$10,000
$2,000
$1,000

Permit to undertake studies & other activities (ERA).

Application processing fee:

$2,000